Priyanka Gandhi condemns ‘repression’ of protesting railways job aspirants, govt promises resolution | Top points
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On the third day of a Bihar-based agitation against alleged anomalies in the railways recruitment tests, protesters set a train on fire and some of them have since been arrested. The government has called for calm while Priyanka Gandhi condemned 'repression' of the protesters.
On the third day of a Bihar-based agitation against alleged anomalies in the tests conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board for the Non-Technical Popular Categories (RRB NTPC), a train was set on fire at Gaya Junction. Fortunately, there were no casualties.
Following the incident, Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw urged job aspirants not to destroy public property and assured them that their grievances would be addressed. The ministry has suspended the RRB NTPC and Level 1 exams for the time-being.
Meanwhile, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took to Twitter to condemn the ‘repression’ of protesting candidates and asked the government to find a solution through dialogue. She appealed to the protesters to maintain peace and demanded from the government that arrested candidates be released.
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A train was allegedly set on fire by protesting railway job aspirants over the recruitment exams on Wednesday. The incident occurred at Gaya railway station in Bihar.
The agitated protesters vandalised trains and pelted stones. Stones could be seen all over the platform at the railway station and visuals also showed broken windows of a train.
Nobody was injured as a result of the protests at Gaya Junction.
